There Will Be Blood

ptas’s officially entering my fave directors list and this masterpiece is why. the way he tackles two completely different sides of greed, capitalism, and power is just wild. it really shows that anything taken to the extreme will destroy you. and daniel day lewis was absolute insane performance. definitely one of the greatest acting displays i’ve ever witnessed. that iconic "i've abandoned my child!" scene literally gave me goosebumps, that man completely deserved that oscar. what makes it even better are the side conflicts, like the sudden appearance of daniel’s "brother," daniel’s genuine heartbreak when h.w. goes deaf, and eli’s desperate thirst for power while basically pretending to be a prophet. the grim reality of daniel building his oil empire from the ground up is so dark yet captivating. in the end, the whole feud between daniel and eli is just a battle of two men trapped in the exact same pit of toxic ambition. they chased their dreams so hard only to end up in complete emptiness and failure. a certified masterpiece.